MFAH Film Series – 4th Annual Jazz on Film: Too Late Blues
- When
- June 03, 2016
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $1001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents 4th Annual Jazz on Film. Named “Best Film Festival 2015” by the Houston Press! Peter Lucas, an independent film curator, artist, writer, and filmmaker, again lends his programming talents to the 4th annual edition of this popular series.
About the Curator
Curator Peter Lucas has organized exhibitions, film series, and public programs in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Seattle International Film Festival, Northwest Film Forum, and Experience Music Project. He is also an arts writer, as well as an active filmmaker and visual artist.
Too Late Blues
Directed by John Cassavetes
1961, USA, B/W
103 minutes, 35mm
Following the critical success of his independently produced Shadows, Cassavetes’s rarely seen second film was made within the studio system.
Too Late Blues stars Bobby Darin as jazz pianist John “Ghost” Wakefield, Everett Chambers as the musician’s predatory agent Benny, and Stella Stevens as aspiring singer Jess.
Ghost leads a jazz ensemble, and struggles to stay true to himself while pursuing fame and romance.
Among the best of Hollywood’s jazz films, its music was composed by David Raksin and features some of the greatest West Coast players of the era, including Benny Carter and Shelly Manne.
